TODAY'S TOP STORIES - August 21, 2017

Will the Nightmare of President Donald Trump Become the Nightmare of President Mike Pence?

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet

A right-wing ideologue may end up replacing a sociopath. READ MORE»


Trump and the Nazis: Our Troll-In-Chief Has a Deep Affinity with the Alt-Right — and with Their Ancestors

By Anis Shivani, Salon

After the outrage in Charlottesville, Donald Trump emerges as the leading alt-right troll, a Hitler of lulz. READ MORE»


Will the United States Ever Transcend White Supremacy?

By Robert Jensen, AlterNet

Maybe never. READ MORE»


Virginia Racial Violence Has Deep Roots in Antebellum Vigilante Groups

By Keri Leigh Merritt, BillMoyers.com

The white supremacist violence in Virginia showed how deep the roots of racism in America are. READ MORE»


3 Ways Trump/Sessions Drug Craziness Is Making the Conservative DEA Look Sane in Comparison

By Phillip Smith, AlterNet

The DEA is unhappy enough to leak to the press.  READ MORE»


The World is a Mess, and U.S. Leaders Scapegoat the Rest of the World: But it is Hard to Escape Who is Really Responsible for the Global Crisis

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch

From Bush criminal response to 9-11 to Trump putting nuclear war on the front burner, the U.S. is steering the world to disaster.  READ MORE»


Look Out: Trump Sets His Sights on Phoenix

By Gabrielle Gurley, The American Prospect

Nothing good can come from a presidential visit by a man determined to lead the country to the dark side after Charlottesville. READ MORE»


Van Jones: “There Was Only One White Guy in Hillary Clinton’s Ad — and It Was Donald Trump”

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon

CNN commentator on the "orange asteroid that hit the earth," and the lessons we must learn to recover and rebuild. READ MORE»


The Activists Who Helped Shut Down Trump’s CEO Councils

By Sarah Anderson, Inequality.org

Many of the CEOs on these councils had been under heavy pressure to disavow Trump’s agenda of hate and racism even before Charlottesville. READ MORE»


Donald Trump's Morning Rant Attacks Republicans Who Dare to Say His Name

By Mark Sumner, Daily Kos

Trump is demanding loyalty. READ MORE»


Trump Could Lose Honorary Degree Thanks to Student Protest

By Adam Gabbatt, The Guardian

A student petition drive to rescind Trump's honorary degree from Lehigh University in wake of Charlottesville gathers 30K signatures READ MORE»


Fracked Gas Pipeline Crossing Several States Sets Record for Environmental Violations

By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch

The 713-mile Rover pipeline, will carry fracked gas across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and Canada. READ MORE»


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